Boys' name · since 1925
Lenin
1,722 babies named Lenin in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,722
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lenin is the #2893 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,722 recorded since 1925.
Lenin has 1,722 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2893 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #3,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,893 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,722 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenin ranks #3,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,893 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,722 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,722
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lenin's 1,722 recorded births place it above 92.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lenin compares
1,722 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lenin's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lenin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,722 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lenin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lenin splits its recorded history at 1997: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lenin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Lenin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Lenin as girls' name)
Lenin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (527 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Lenin's strongest decade.
527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lenin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s
2000s
397 births
- 2010s
2010s
527 births
- 2020s
2020s
317 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 527 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lenin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lenin's total volume
Lenin by state
Where Lenin concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 355 | 20.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 180 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 141 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
355 of 1,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Lenin appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lenin's data
- Lenin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (527 total births) through the 2020s (317) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lenins (355 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lenin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lenin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.